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roadblocked

verb

past tense of roadblock
as in blocked

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  1. blocked
  2. barricaded
  3. delayed
  4. blockaded
  5. arrested
  6. mired
  7. retained
  8. bound
Verb
  • Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • First, Wheaton North’s Johnny Clayton intercepted a tipped pass, but the offense couldn’t move the ball, and the subsequent punt was blocked by Clark Jensen.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocked
Verb
  • The Camden County Prosecutor's Office said officers responded to the home where someone was barricaded inside and there may have been shots fired.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The airport had been barricaded, and the NTSB investigators had to show badges to police officers with long guns to pass through.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of barricaded
Verb
  • Trump’s proclamation would have delayed compliance with the tougher standards from 2027 until 2029, though EPA ultimately repealed them in February.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Flights are delayed, resulting in crew rest violations, maintenance schedule conflicts, cargo rerouting decisions, fuel reallocation and thousands of passenger rebooking scenarios.
    — Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of delayed
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  • Nowhere is this dynamic more evident than the Gaza Strip, which Israel fenced in during the 1990s and has blockaded since 2007, citing security concerns and the threat of militant attacks.
    — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • During what became known as the Timber Wars of the late 1980s and 1990s, activists occupied giant redwoods, chained themselves to logging equipment and blockaded roads across California, Oregon and Washington.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of blockaded
Verb
  • British police arrested five men on Sunday near RAF Fairford in the west of England on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offenses.
    — Mike Sheen, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In September 1644, Suffolk housewife Thomasine Stott was arrested for refusing to go to her state church.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • In 2022, the Dolphins were mired in a five-game losing streak late in the season and somehow found a way to scratch out an ugly victory against the New York Jets, 11-6, in the finale to earn a wildcard playoff berth.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Now, we’re mired in a war in Iran without apparent end, the gulf is blocked and the Red Sea potentially blocked — sending oil prices soaring.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of mired
Verb
  • Even with the unified effort, both Moore’s and Willis’ looks retained their individuality.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In periods of mild dehydration, when fluids need to be better retained.
    — Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of retained
Verb
  • Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But previous grids had been tightly bounded—patches of orthogonal civilization within an arcing and twisting terrain.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of bound
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“Roadblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocked. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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